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    Are We Productive, or Just Busy?

    Sep 01, 2020 2 minutes
    by ADAM BORNSTEIN
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    / FEDERICO GASTALDI

    Q I feel like my team is always scrambling, but I have trouble knowing what’s actually working. How can I tell?

    —ELIZABETH, NEW ORLEANS

    the old saying “Practice makes perfect”? It’s a great mindset but also highly flawed. Practice leads to perfection only if you’re focusing on the right things. When it comes to your business,—also known as practice—can be a facade. And this becomes an even bigger problem during tough times, when it can feel impossible to keep a pulse on your business.

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